But willful blindness all by itself doesn't bother me nearly so much as it does when it manifests itself as hypocrisy; it's more of an annoyance and a frustration than something that provokes my "Aaargh! Idiots! Attack!" response.
Yeah, I suppose when it's hypocrisy as well as refusal to think, that's when it REALLY boils my blood. And yes I find the mindless parroting of fandom slogans "they're SO doing it", "writing is not the same as doing it", etc just annoying and frustrating. I'm not inclined to attack coz there's absolutely no point in attacking someone who refuses to open their mind to the arguments. You just get more of the annoying slogans chucked back at you.
On the other hand, I love debating things with people who really do hold different views from me and are prepared to genuinely debate them. We might not change each others opinions, but just the intellectual exercise is heaps of fun for me.
Re: Rambling and reminiscing...
Yeah, I suppose when it's hypocrisy as well as refusal to think, that's when it REALLY boils my blood. And yes I find the mindless parroting of fandom slogans "they're SO doing it", "writing is not the same as doing it", etc just annoying and frustrating. I'm not inclined to attack coz there's absolutely no point in attacking someone who refuses to open their mind to the arguments. You just get more of the annoying slogans chucked back at you.
On the other hand, I love debating things with people who really do hold different views from me and are prepared to genuinely debate them. We might not change each others opinions, but just the intellectual exercise is heaps of fun for me.